The Yazidis And The Origins Of The Desert Religions
There are all sorts of crazy theories surrounding the rise of ISIS, now the Islamic State (IS), and its successesContinue Reading
Tag: Iraq
The Age Of Wars
Couple of things caught my eye over the weekend. One is the low key presence of the regular Iraqi ArmedContinue Reading
The Peshmerga Factor
Talking of the conflict in Iraq there is a good piece in Vice magazine by Hetav Rojan on the militaryContinue Reading
The Axis Of British Fundamentalism
Recently the British journalist Colin Freeman while reporting on the crisis in Iraq for the Daily Telegraph, the establishment newspaperContinue Reading
From Drogue Grenades To IRAMs
There are a couple of recent articles in the At War blog of the New York Times that are quiteContinue Reading
From Ireland To Iraq – The Same Army, The Same Abusers
Veteran British journalist Robert Fisk examines the use of torture by the British Army in Iraq, highlighted by the recentContinue Reading
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